~ Favorites of Fall ~

Little CC is walking more and more each day. She took her first steps {seven of them in a row!} the day of her 1st Birthday Party! I love this age. Sienna is a much happier baby now. I really believe she simply hated being an infant. Ever since she learned to crawl, the non-stop crying has halted. She makes us laugh with her deep contagious giggle. She is a hoot! She is also a mini-tornado. I don't remember Gracie being so 'messy'. Sienna knows how to total a room {everything out of every drawer and cupboard in a matter of seconds.} She says 'Mama, Dada, Hey, Hi' and a number of other words that are in her own special language. :)

I love this little pumpkin SO much!!


I just can't get enough of fall. I love the smell of pumpkin spice in the air. Cornbelly's is such a fun place to take the kids each year. Gracie had a blast playing on all of the play sets and riding the Cow-Train with her friend Corbin.

Back To School

Let's blow all of this dust off...there we go.
Blogging again.

It's been awhile. The transition to teaching everyday at the High School has eaten up oodles of time. I co-teach second hour - that's 2 hours in the morning. But it's been a stiff reality to learn teachers invest SO much more than the hours shown on their time card.

High School: The experience - never dull - that's for sure! I am so excited for these students. They are at that pinnacle of life, where options are endless. Their dreams are attainable, and the future is theirs to own.

Sometimes I think I am way more excited for them than they are for themselves. So many of them are completely fine with coasting - often at a below average rate to get to graduation. I want to inspire, I want to lift - I want to teach. And it's been deflating when some of them simply don't care that I care.

But there are others - eager, excited and listening. And I enjoy seeing them reach their potential.

This is NERD DAY during Red Ribbon Week.
I fit the part nicely.

This picture below is me with a student {not in my class} who told me she facebook stalked me to see what I looked like. Apparently numerous students told her she and I look alike...she told me she saw some "ugly girl" taking pictures awhile back and was bummed because she thought it was me.
Actually we never clarified if that was me or not...anyway...hmmm...here I am with my Student Twin.

The Second Time around in High School is teaching me to laugh -- alot -- in order to keep my head above water. My days are crazy. My Co-Teacher was gone a few weeks ago...so it was just me {and the knitting substitute in the corner - who didn't make a peep} verses 50 kids. Things were going well. Class was almost over, and it was time to Floor Direct the Student Live Broadcast we do at the end of 2nd Period. Clearly not all 50 kids have a role in this live five-minute show. So when I walked out of the studio, into the classroom to find a student duct-taped to a table -- I was slightly humored.

"Look Taiter-Tot -- Weston Duct-Taped me to the Table! Awesome Right?!"

Yes. Awesome.